Kristen Stewart has advised Daisy Ridley to make work her focus (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)

Actress Kristen Stewart has offered a few words of wisdom to The Force Awakens’ Daisy Ridley in the wake of the film’s enormous success.

The 25-year-old has shot in to the limelight since the release of the movie earlier this month thanks to her role as Rey – which she’ll be reprising in Episode VIII in 2017.

And speaking in a podcast for The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen – who had a similarly meteoric rise to stardom after being cast in the Twilight movies when she was just 17 – advised Daisy to keep her mind on her work.

‘Just focus on the fact that you’re stoked ’cause you’re doing the work you want to do,’ she told the actress.

Daisy Ridley is set to return to the Star Wars franchise for Episode VIII (Picture: Getty Images)

‘It’s literally mainly just about focusing on what makes you happy,’ Kristen added. ‘And if losing your anonymity or whatever doesn’t make you happy then focus on something else.’

Kristen, now 25, went on to explain just how much her own life was changed by playing Twilight’s Bella Swan.

‘I did Twilight when I was 17, it came out when I was 18 and my life was never even remotely the same,’ she explained, pointing out that it became her appearance and other aspects of her life which people chose to focus on rather than her work.

Despite this, the actress added that she did not regret her decision to join the franchise, saying: ‘A whole lot of other baggage – really heavy and cool baggage – came along with it.’

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